Netanyahu holds security assessment meeting in wake kidnapping

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held Saturday evening a special security assessment meeting regarding the fate of three missing Israelis presumed to be kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank.

After conducting phone consultations with security officials in recent days, Netanyahu held the meeting at his Tel Aviv office, at the Defense Ministry. The meeting was attended by Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz and Shin Bet head Yoran Cohen.